Largest cities in Morocco, 1975 to 2050

Casablanca leads Morocco with 4.46 million people in 2025, ahead of Rabat at 2.07 million in the UN city ranking.

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What the data shows

In 2025, Casablanca ranks #1 with 4.46M, ahead of Rabat (2.07M) and Fez (1.36M).
By 2050, on the UN's projections, Casablanca is projected to rank #1 with 4.99M, ahead of Rabat (2.44M) and Fez (1.41M).
Casablanca holds #1 for the whole period, 1975 to 2025.
Biggest climber: Agadir, from #11 in 1980 to #6 in 2050.
Casablanca grew 2.6× between 1975 and 2025.

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Casablanca and Rabat head the 2025 ranking for Morocco, at 4.46 million and 2.07 million people. Casablanca also appears first in 1975, at 1.74 million, so the top position is unchanged between those two endpoints. Fez occupies third place in 2025 at 1.36 million. These are populations of urban areas defined consistently by the UN, rather than administrative city limits.

The UN projects Casablanca to lead in 2050 at 4.99 million people. The figures after 2025 are projections. The Degree of Urbanization identifies contiguous dense settlements, so these totals can differ from municipal and metropolitan statistics. The historical ranking is useful for comparing positions; changing settlement boundaries mean it should not be treated as a measure of growth within fixed city limits.

The data

Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision (File 21), city population, millions, 1975–2050 (projected after 2025). Retrieved November 5, 2026. Cities as defined by the Degree of Urbanization (contiguous dense areas), so figures differ from city-proper or metro counts. Blank cells indicate that the source supplies no city value for that year, not zero population.

Largest cities in Morocco, Population in millions, 1975–2050; projected after 2025, 1975–2050
Date	🇲🇦 Casablanca	🇲🇦 Rabat	🇲🇦 Fez	🇲🇦 Meknes	🇲🇦 Marrakesh	🇲🇦 Tangier	🇲🇦 Oujda	🇲🇦 Tétouan	🇲🇦 Kenitra	🇲🇦 Safi	🇲🇦 Agadir
1975	1.74M	0.60M	0.44M	0.32M	0.31M	0.25M	0.25M	0.17M	0.15M	0.14M
1976	1.81M	0.64M	0.46M	0.33M	0.32M	0.27M	0.25M	0.18M	0.15M	0.15M
1977	1.87M	0.67M	0.47M	0.33M	0.32M	0.28M	0.26M	0.18M	0.16M	0.16M
1978	1.94M	0.70M	0.49M	0.34M	0.33M	0.29M	0.27M	0.19M	0.16M	0.16M
1979	2.01M	0.73M	0.50M	0.35M	0.34M	0.31M	0.28M	0.20M	0.17M	0.17M
1980	2.07M	0.77M	0.52M	0.36M	0.35M	0.32M	0.29M	0.20M	0.17M	0.17M	0.07M
1981	2.13M	0.80M	0.54M	0.36M	0.36M	0.33M	0.30M	0.21M	0.18M	0.18M	0.10M
1982	2.19M	0.83M	0.55M	0.37M	0.37M	0.35M	0.31M	0.22M	0.19M	0.18M	0.13M
1983	2.26M	0.86M	0.57M	0.38M	0.38M	0.36M	0.31M	0.22M	0.19M	0.19M	0.16M
1984	2.32M	0.90M	0.59M	0.39M	0.39M	0.37M	0.32M	0.23M	0.20M	0.20M	0.19M
1985	2.38M	0.93M	0.61M	0.40M	0.40M	0.39M	0.33M	0.24M	0.20M	0.20M	0.22M
1986	2.44M	0.96M	0.63M	0.40M	0.42M	0.40M	0.34M	0.24M	0.21M	0.21M	0.23M
1987	2.49M	1.00M	0.65M	0.41M	0.44M	0.42M	0.35M	0.25M	0.22M	0.21M	0.25M
1988	2.55M	1.03M	0.67M	0.42M	0.46M	0.43M	0.35M	0.26M	0.23M	0.22M	0.27M
1989	2.61M	1.07M	0.69M	0.43M	0.48M	0.45M	0.36M	0.26M	0.24M	0.22M	0.28M
1990	2.67M	1.11M	0.70M	0.43M	0.50M	0.46M	0.37M	0.27M	0.25M	0.23M	0.30M
1991	2.73M	1.15M	0.73M	0.44M	0.51M	0.48M	0.38M	0.27M	0.25M	0.23M	0.33M
1992	2.78M	1.20M	0.75M	0.45M	0.53M	0.50M	0.38M	0.28M	0.26M	0.24M	0.35M
1993	2.84M	1.25M	0.77M	0.46M	0.55M	0.52M	0.39M	0.29M	0.27M	0.24M	0.38M
1994	2.90M	1.30M	0.79M	0.47M	0.57M	0.53M	0.40M	0.29M	0.28M	0.25M	0.41M
1995	2.96M	1.34M	0.81M	0.47M	0.59M	0.55M	0.41M	0.30M	0.29M	0.25M	0.44M
1996	3.00M	1.37M	0.83M	0.48M	0.60M	0.56M	0.41M	0.30M	0.30M	0.26M	0.45M
1997	3.04M	1.40M	0.85M	0.49M	0.61M	0.58M	0.41M	0.31M	0.31M	0.26M	0.46M
1998	3.09M	1.42M	0.87M	0.50M	0.63M	0.59M	0.42M	0.31M	0.32M	0.26M	0.48M
1999	3.13M	1.45M	0.89M	0.51M	0.64M	0.61M	0.42M	0.32M	0.32M	0.27M	0.49M
2000	3.17M	1.47M	0.91M	0.52M	0.66M	0.63M	0.42M	0.32M	0.33M	0.27M	0.51M
2001	3.23M	1.50M	0.93M	0.53M	0.67M	0.64M	0.43M	0.33M	0.35M	0.27M	0.52M
2002	3.28M	1.54M	0.94M	0.54M	0.69M	0.66M	0.43M	0.33M	0.36M	0.27M	0.53M
2003	3.34M	1.57M	0.96M	0.55M	0.71M	0.68M	0.44M	0.34M	0.37M	0.28M	0.55M
2004	3.39M	1.60M	0.98M	0.56M	0.73M	0.70M	0.44M	0.34M	0.39M	0.28M	0.56M
2005	3.45M	1.63M	1.00M	0.57M	0.74M	0.71M	0.45M	0.35M	0.40M	0.28M	0.58M
2006	3.51M	1.65M	1.02M	0.58M	0.76M	0.74M	0.45M	0.36M	0.41M	0.29M	0.60M
2007	3.57M	1.67M	1.04M	0.59M	0.78M	0.76M	0.46M	0.36M	0.42M	0.29M	0.62M
2008	3.64M	1.70M	1.06M	0.60M	0.80M	0.79M	0.47M	0.37M	0.42M	0.29M	0.64M
2009	3.70M	1.72M	1.08M	0.61M	0.82M	0.81M	0.48M	0.37M	0.43M	0.30M	0.66M
2010	3.76M	1.74M	1.10M	0.62M	0.84M	0.84M	0.48M	0.38M	0.44M	0.30M	0.68M
2011	3.82M	1.76M	1.12M	0.63M	0.86M	0.86M	0.49M	0.39M	0.45M	0.30M	0.70M
2012	3.88M	1.79M	1.14M	0.64M	0.87M	0.89M	0.50M	0.39M	0.46M	0.31M	0.71M
2013	3.93M	1.81M	1.16M	0.65M	0.89M	0.92M	0.51M	0.40M	0.47M	0.31M	0.73M
2014	3.99M	1.83M	1.18M	0.66M	0.91M	0.95M	0.52M	0.40M	0.47M	0.31M	0.75M
2015	4.05M	1.86M	1.20M	0.66M	0.93M	0.97M	0.52M	0.41M	0.48M	0.31M	0.76M
2016	4.09M	1.88M	1.22M	0.67M	0.94M	1.01M	0.53M	0.42M	0.49M	0.32M	0.78M
2017	4.14M	1.90M	1.25M	0.68M	0.95M	1.04M	0.54M	0.42M	0.50M	0.32M	0.79M
2018	4.19M	1.92M	1.28M	0.69M	0.97M	1.08M	0.55M	0.43M	0.51M	0.32M	0.81M
2019	4.23M	1.94M	1.30M	0.70M	0.98M	1.11M	0.56M	0.44M	0.52M	0.33M	0.83M
2020	4.28M	1.97M	1.33M	0.70M	0.99M	1.15M	0.57M	0.44M	0.53M	0.33M	0.84M
2021	4.31M	1.99M	1.33M	0.71M	1.00M	1.16M	0.57M	0.45M	0.54M	0.33M	0.85M
2022	4.35M	2.01M	1.34M	0.71M	1.00M	1.17M	0.58M	0.45M	0.54M	0.34M	0.85M
2023	4.39M	2.03M	1.35M	0.72M	1.01M	1.19M	0.58M	0.46M	0.55M	0.34M	0.86M
2024	4.42M	2.05M	1.35M	0.72M	1.02M	1.20M	0.58M	0.46M	0.56M	0.34M	0.86M
2025	4.46M	2.07M	1.36M	0.72M	1.02M	1.22M	0.58M	0.47M	0.57M	0.35M	0.87M
2026	4.49M	2.09M	1.36M	0.73M	1.03M	1.23M	0.58M	0.47M	0.57M	0.35M	0.87M
2027	4.52M	2.11M	1.37M	0.73M	1.04M	1.24M	0.58M	0.48M	0.58M	0.35M	0.88M
2028	4.55M	2.13M	1.37M	0.73M	1.04M	1.25M	0.59M	0.48M	0.58M	0.35M	0.88M
2029	4.58M	2.16M	1.38M	0.73M	1.05M	1.26M	0.59M	0.49M	0.58M	0.35M	0.89M
2030	4.61M	2.18M	1.38M	0.73M	1.06M	1.27M	0.59M	0.49M	0.59M	0.36M	0.89M
2031	4.63M	2.19M	1.38M	0.74M	1.06M	1.27M	0.59M	0.50M	0.59M	0.36M	0.89M
2032	4.66M	2.21M	1.39M	0.74M	1.07M	1.28M	0.59M	0.50M	0.60M	0.36M	0.90M
2033	4.69M	2.23M	1.39M	0.74M	1.07M	1.29M	0.59M	0.50M	0.60M	0.36M	0.90M
2034	4.72M	2.25M	1.39M	0.74M	1.08M	1.30M	0.59M	0.51M	0.61M	0.36M	0.90M
2035	4.75M	2.27M	1.40M	0.74M	1.08M	1.31M	0.60M	0.51M	0.61M	0.37M	0.91M
2036	4.77M	2.28M	1.40M	0.74M	1.09M	1.32M	0.60M	0.52M	0.62M	0.37M	0.92M
2037	4.79M	2.29M	1.40M	0.74M	1.09M	1.32M	0.60M	0.52M	0.62M	0.38M	0.93M
2038	4.81M	2.31M	1.40M	0.75M	1.10M	1.33M	0.60M	0.52M	0.63M	0.39M	0.93M
2039	4.83M	2.32M	1.40M	0.75M	1.10M	1.34M	0.60M	0.53M	0.63M	0.39M	0.94M
2040	4.85M	2.34M	1.40M	0.75M	1.11M	1.34M	0.60M	0.53M	0.63M	0.40M	0.95M
2041	4.86M	2.35M	1.41M	0.75M	1.11M	1.35M	0.60M	0.53M	0.64M	0.40M	0.95M
2042	4.88M	2.36M	1.41M	0.75M	1.12M	1.36M	0.60M	0.54M	0.64M	0.40M	0.96M
2043	4.90M	2.37M	1.41M	0.75M	1.12M	1.36M	0.60M	0.54M	0.64M	0.40M	0.96M
2044	4.91M	2.38M	1.41M	0.75M	1.12M	1.37M	0.60M	0.55M	0.65M	0.40M	0.96M
2045	4.93M	2.39M	1.41M	0.75M	1.13M	1.37M	0.60M	0.55M	0.65M	0.40M	0.96M
2046	4.94M	2.40M	1.41M	0.75M	1.13M	1.38M	0.60M	0.55M	0.65M	0.41M	0.96M
2047	4.95M	2.41M	1.41M	0.75M	1.13M	1.38M	0.60M	0.55M	0.65M	0.41M	0.97M
2048	4.97M	2.42M	1.41M	0.75M	1.13M	1.39M	0.60M	0.56M	0.66M	0.41M	0.97M
2049	4.98M	2.43M	1.41M	0.75M	1.13M	1.39M	0.60M	0.56M	0.66M	0.41M	0.97M
2050	4.99M	2.44M	1.41M	0.75M	1.14M	1.39M	0.60M	0.56M	0.66M	0.41M	0.97M

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Frequently asked questions

What is the largest city in Morocco?

Casablanca is the largest city in Morocco in the UN 2025 series, with about 4.46 million people. Rabat follows at 2.07 million. These figures use the UN Degree of Urbanization definition, not municipal boundaries.

Which city is projected to be largest in Morocco in 2050?

The UN projects Casablanca to rank first in 2050, with about 4.99 million people. This is a projection, not an observed population count.

Was Casablanca also the largest city in 1975?

The 1975 ranking was led by Casablanca, with 1.74 million people. The table preserves every city that reached the top ten in any year shown, including cities outside the top ten today.

Where does this data come from?

UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision (File 21), city population, millions, 1975–2050 (projected after 2025). Retrieved November 5, 2026. Cities as defined by the Degree of Urbanization (contiguous dense areas), so figures differ from city-proper or metro counts. Blank cells indicate that the source supplies no city value for that year, not zero population. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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